Offsite and Modular Building Market Research

Industry Overview On a macro level, construction output in the UK is anticipated to grow at an average of 1.7% annually between 2017

and 2021. Wales and the South West have the highest growth rates forecasted (6.2% and 3.1% respectively), due

primarily to the start of new nuclear builds at Wylfa Newydd and Hinkley Point. Major infrastructure projects such as

these (and HS2) will account for 45% of the forecasted construction output growth across the UK1.

Infrastructure’s share of total construction output is also predicted to grow from 13.7% in 2016 to 16.3% in 2021, with

private housing being the next best performing sector over the period (average growth anticipated at 2.2%)2. However,

importantly for all forecasts at the moment, these predictions are made against ongoing political and economic

uncertainty. The impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union on construction remains a significant

unknown, both in terms of labour and output. Positively, the government continues to provide committed support to

large-scale infrastructure projects and improving the supply of housing.

Forecasts from the Construction Industry Training Board suggest that the ‘factory-construction’ sector may benefit

from higher exports on the back of weak sterling however may see a slower domestic demand growth as a result of

uncertainty. This however sits contrary to the Government demand to stimulate greater use of modern methods of

construction (MMC) to boost productivity levels within construction, particularly housebuilding. Having fallen behind

the rest of the G7 advanced economies3 the government is driving a number of initiatives to boost productivity. The

recent ‘Fixing our broken housing market’4 report outlines government ambitions to stimulate greater use of homes

constructed offsite; achieved through a number of routes including: the Accelerated Construction programme, the

Home Builders’ Fund, considering MMC within the planning system and considering the opportunities for offsite firms

to access innovation and growth funding and support.

The benefits of offsite construction (speed, quality, cost – labour/capital/economies of scale, waste and safety) are

well established and businesses are better able to publicise these with ever increasing evidence to support their claims.

Offsite and modular, as well as new techniques and materials, undoubtedly have the potential to generate greater

output per hour, boosting productivity across the construction supply chain.

One review of the industry by AMA Research5 reports that following a fall in demand between 2008 and 2012, demand

for offsite building systems has increased and estimated that in 2015 market growth was around 10% compared to

the previous year. This growth is underpinned by the improved economic situation, increased levels of activity in the

housebuilding, hotel, student accommodation and education sectors. From undertaking the provider analysis work

(provided below) it was clear that the majority of companies reported directly experiencing this growth and in many

cases were increasing activity further in 2016.

It was also clear from reviewing the list of providers that the range of services and offerings within MMC is vast, from

simply built relocatable units offered by hire firms, to customisable shipping containers, to large scale residential

projects (1,000+) modules.

1 Construction Industry Training Board and Experian, Industry Insights: Forecasts 2017-2021 2 Construction Industry Training Board and Experian, Industry Insights: Forecasts 2017-2021 3 Office for National Statistics, International comparisons of UK productivity (ICP) 2015, April 2017 4 Department for Communities and Local Government, Fixing our broken housing market, February 2017 5 AMA Research, Panelised Modular Building Systems Market Report - UK 2016-2020 Analysis, May 2016

The size of the projects which adopt MMC is ever increasing. In

November 2016 the world’s tallest modular apartment building

opened in New York City, with 461 apartments across 32 floors

(picture right). The construction process was not without difficulties

however its developer, Forest City Ratner Companies, built 90% in

its factory at the Brooklyn Navy Yard6,7. The Modular Building

Institute estimates that modular construction in the US during 2014

held about 3% of the market share of new construction with

ambitions to double this by 20208.

Much of the recent modular/offsite construction output appears to

have been for mass market or ‘value’ products, including budget

hotels, student accommodation and housing associations however

the process can clearly have much wider application. Reports from

a number of sources suggest that many of the larger housebuilding

players have been monitoring closely and making strategic

investments into modern methods of construction. For example, in 2016, L&G launched its new 550,000sq ft modular

building housing factory9, and the China National Building and Materials Company signed a joint venture with a major

UK housing association which would lead to the building of six factories10.

One 2016 newspaper article reported that in 2015 just 142,890 homes were built, well below the Government’s target

of 200,000. Offsite/modular may be a key part of solution for achieving higher volumes however, Mark Farmer

(government and Construction Leadership Council advisor) estimated that at present just 15,000 homes were

constructed off-site a year (alongside schools, student accommodation and prisons), so it would be starting from a

relatively low base. Looking forward however, 67% of 230 house-builders surveyed felt off-site construction would

play a key role in new-home supply11.

In April 2017, it was announced Aecom had been contracted to deliver 3,000 modular homes as part of the £3.5bn

regeneration of Silvertown Quays in east London. The developers are now in the process of drawing up plans that

include a modular construction facility at the site with the capacity to create 500 homes per year from 201812.

Looking locally, Cornwall and Devon have significant housing backlogs and with a rising population, decreasing average

household size, large social housing waiting lists, and greater competition for housing (with second/holiday home

owners), the area needs more homes. A number of large-scale developments are now coming to fruition that

demonstrate this need e.g. Nansledan near Newquay (4,000 homes) and the recently approved West Carclaze (1,500

homes)13.

6 uk.businessinsider.com/inside-461-dean-modular-apartment-building-2016-11?r=US&IR=T/%20-%20designed-by-the-nyc-based-firmshop-architects461-dean-is-located-in-downtown-brooklyn-near-many-subway-lines-that-make-for-an-easy-commute-to-manhattan-1/#designed-by-the-nyc-based-firmshop-architects461-dean-is-located-in-downtown-brooklyn-near-many-subway-lines-that-make-for-an-easy-commute-to-manhattan-1 7 www.wired.com/2016/11/cities-can-learn-worlds-tallest-modular-building/ 8 www.modular.org/HtmlPage.aspx?HtmlPageId=1 9 www.constructionenquirer.com/2016/02/25/lg-launches-worlds-biggest-modular-housing-factory/ 10 www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/19/chinese-state-owned-construction-firm-signs-25bn-deal-build/ 11 www.telegraph.co.uk/property/uk/how-a-home-made-in-seven-days-could-help-solve-the-housing-crisi/ 12 www.building.co.uk/aecom-wins-3000-modular-homes-job-at-silvertown/5087171.article# 13 www.cornwalllive.com/1-500-new-homes-to-be-built-at-carclaze-as-eco-town-is-approved/story-30239014-detail/story.html

Skills shortages remain another challenge to the construction industry14,15,16,17,18, yet another key benefit of offsite

construction is the reduced site labour requirement and its associated cost19. This to some extent may again be a driver

for developers to look towards offsite construction. For context, Hinkley Point C will be one of the South West’s largest

ever infrastructure projects, employing over 25,000 during its construction period alone20. A coordinated effort has

been established across the region to train additional workers in order to backfill this demand, however it is clear this

will remain a significant additional strain on the construction labour supply.

Looking forward, AMA Research forecast that a number of elements weigh in the favour of offsite construction namely,

the continuing drive towards sustainable development, growth in the need for social and affordable housing and

larger-scale projects such student accommodation, the demographic shift to more but smaller households and the

growth of budget hotels etc21.

Port of Ashdod (Israel) administration building - by Potash Architects

Recommended Sources The list below provides a summary of some sources used during this research and which may be useful going forward.

The list includes a number of relevant sector bodies who provide regular, free-to-access newsletters.

Source Comment

AMA Research (www.amaresearch.co.uk/index)

If further market research is required then AMA are a research agency focussed specifically on building and construction industries. They have published reports (available for a fee) as well as undertake bespoke research. It is possible to receive news and alerts from them by signing up to their newsletter (www.amaresearch.co.uk/newsletter-signup).

BIM+ (www.bimplus.co.uk/news/)

Active news source for BIM and related stories. Provide a free to access newsletter. Sign up via the website with email.

14 Construction Skills Network, Blueprint for Construction, 2015-1029 15 Wavehill, Somerset Employer Skills Survey, January 2015 16 EU Skills Panaroma, Construction, April 2015 17 UK Commission for Employment and Skills, Sector Skills Assessment: Construction, October 2012 18 UK Commission for Employment and Skills, Sector Skills Insight Construction, July 2012 19 The Steel Construction Institute, Value and Benefits Aseessment of Modular Construction, 2000 20 www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/hinkley-point-c/opportunities 21 AMA Research, Panelised Modular Building Systems Market Report - UK 2016-2020 Analysis, May 2016

Build offsite (http://www.buildoffsite.com/)

Buildoffsite is a UK based business organisation that promotes: increased use of offsite methods innovation in the development of offsite solutions more effective promotion of business and project benefits by offsite improved understanding by clients of the benefits of offsite education and skills development in the use of offsite solutions debate, discussion and knowledge transfer relating to offsite Buildoffsite is a membership organisation with members from a wide range of UK and International clients, supply, professional services and academic organisations. Membership is costly (£5,000 for small businesses) but there is a newsletter available (http://www.buildoffsite.com/newsletter-sign-up/)

Construction News (www.constructionnews.co.uk/)

Construction News is a UK’s leading source of construction industry news, market intelligence and forecast and trend data. Annual subscription is £205.

Offsite Hub (www.offsitehub.co.uk/home)

A body devoted to connecting the UK offsite industry. Host events, produce magazine and do have a membership programme. Also provide a free to access newsletters. Sign up via website using name and email.

Offsite Construction show (offsiteconstructionshow.co.uk/)

Two day event scheduled to take place on 11th-12th October at ExCel London. Boasts exhibitions from over 100 companies and product groups. Registration is not yet open, but it is possible to sign up to receive alerts.

PropertyWeek (www.propertyweek.com/)

Property Week is the leading news magazine in the commercial and residential property market. Contains numerous stories relating to modular, offsite etc.… Possible to subscribe for a fee (online package= £199). Can also be followed on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

The Modular & Portable Building Association (www.mpba.biz/)

MPBA is a membership organisation which seeks to act as the voice of the modular industry. Founded in 1938 the organisation has 140 full members (searchable directory) and is running 11 events in 2017. Membership fees are £840 per annum. It is also possible to follow the group via LinkedIn. (www.linkedin.com/company/the-modular-&-portable-building-association)

The Structural Timber Association (www.structuraltimber.co.uk/)

The STA is currently the country's leading timber organisation, which represents a wide membership of businesses and people involved in construction using engineered timber, from across the UK. The site contains a searchable directory of members. It is also possible to subscribe to the organisations mailing list.

Google Alerts (www.google.co.uk/alerts?hl=en&tab=33 )

With a google account it is possible to set up google alerts. This tool allows you to be fed news stories which contain specific search terms as defined by you e.g. ‘Modular building’. Alerts are quick to setup and it’s possible to select the frequency with which results are sent to your email.

Provider Analysis The table below provides a simple summary of some of the existing businesses operating in the Modular/Steel Frame/SIPs market. It is important to stress that this list is not

exhaustive and given the industry growth, new providers are likely to be entering the market fairly regularly. Larger manufacturers were prioritised during the research. One

recommended source for a list of additional businesses that may be of interest is The Modular & Portable Building Association. Businesses included below are listed in

alphabetical order.

22 Figures used are primarily self-declared, otherwise unofficial sources but based on Companies House data have been used and check against other sources where possible.

Business Markets Overview/Notes Size/ Finances22

Manufacturer Location

AV Danzer http://avdanzer.co.uk/

Education Health Changing Rooms Sport & Leisure Mortuary Garden Offices

AV Group Ltd was established in 1986 as a hire company based in Cheadle, Stockport. In 1995 AV Group opened its first manufacturing plant in Manchester and expanded to include the sale of modular buildings as well as its growing hire fleet. Today the manufacturing has been separated to form Danzer Ltd manufacturing bespoke steel anti-vandal units and modular buildings from its extensive facility at Langley Mill, Nottingham. The hire fleet now has over 4,000 items across its 3 main depots. Specialising in larger projects where units are stacked up to 3 high. AV Group’s depots in Manchester, Nottingham, and Essex serve the whole of England and most of Wales.

AV Group TO= £6.8m (growth from £5.8m previous year) Staff= 76

Yes

Modular Manufacturing Nottingham NG16 4EX

Barratt Developments www.barrattdevelopments.co.uk/

Housing

Barratt Homes are quoted in a number of sources as being one of a number of large housebuilders giving greater consideration to new methods of construction. Barratt identify “Embracing the best new methods of on and offsite construction to increase build efficiency” as one of their key priorities. Barratt have a process for testing and analysing new technologies. Current testing includes use of light gauge steel frames (LGSF) made by Fusion Building Systems in Northampton. One trial utilising modular roofs was discontinued. In 2004-05 it appears Barratt were fairly heavily engaged in new offsite construction methods but in 2007 the company ended a joint venture with Terrapin called Advance Housing. Advance was hoped to deliver Barratt’s off-site manufacturing needs but was disbanded, instead deciding to buy offsite systems from a range of suppliers e.g. Kingspan.

Barratt Devlpmnts TO= £4.2bn Staff= 6,000

No, have done previously but now appear to rely on multiple suppliers

Head Office Coalville Leicestershire LE67 1UF

Berkeley Group www.berkeleygroup.co.uk/

Housing

Property developer building across London and the South of England. Established 1976 and now made up of five autonomous companies: St George, St James, Berkeley, St Edward and St William. Publicly-owned and listed on the London Stock Exchange as a FTSE 250 company. In 2016 Berkeley launched their ‘Urban House’ which they were aiming to entirely manufacture off-site in future. In June the first two streets of 22 homes were built at Kidbrooke Village in Greenwich while others were on site at Green Park village in Reading. In September they publicly committed to 20% of their construction being modular which based on the number of new homes completed in 2016 would equate to 3,550pa.

Berkeley Group total TO= £2bn Recorded a 34% pre-tax rise in profits in 2016.

Yes (although unclear if own factory)

Homes reportedly manufactured in the Midlands. Head Office Cobham Surrey KT11 1JG

Bowsall Ltd www.bowsall.co.uk/index.php

Housing (affordable)

Bowsall specialise in the procurement and delivery of new homes in collaboration with established Registered Providers (RP’s). Since inception the company has established an enviable track record in the acquisition of sites in the affordable housing sector. Projects can be developed through the sister company – Bowsall Construction Ltd. The countrywide demand for low cost housing coupled with Bowsalls’ aspirations to embrace modern off site build techniques has seen the Company develop its own modular housing brand known as ‘Housing for Humans’ with a major British manufacturer (potentially Willerby Ltd). Projects are located across the country.

TO= Unknown Staff= <50

Through partner (unknown but potentially Willerby)

Salford M3 7DG

23 Figures used are primarily self-declared, otherwise unofficial sources but based on Companies House data have been used and check against other sources where possible.

Business Markets Overview/Notes Size/ Finances23

Manufacturer Location

Caledonian www.caledonianmodular.com/

Commercial & Retail Custodial Education Healthcare Hotels Military Residential Student Accomm.

Specialises in the design, manufacture and construction of permanent buildings using offsite volumetric techniques. Deliver retail forecourts and kiosks to multi-million pound housing developments e.g. Paragon (Brentford) 1,060 apartments over 5

accommodation blocks, £25m (awarded ‘Major Housing Project of the Year 2007).

Ranmoor Student Village (Sheffield University) – 1,000 modules, £22m.

Work either as Principal Contractor/Lead Designer or as a specialist Subcontractor. Deliver projects from conception through to handover. Boast “the single largest offsite manufacturing facility in the UK” – 40 acre manufacturing and head office site based in East Midlands.

TO= £52m Staff= 300

Yes Newark Notts NG23 6NT

Carter Accommodation www.carteraccommodation.com/

Agriculture Construction Education Healthcare Retail Sports & Leisure Utilities

Founded as Carter Cabin Hire in 1988. 2006 - Brand new purpose-built 7 acre facility. 2015 - Management buyout secured £20m of funds to invest in state of the art fleet. 2016 – Complete new 300m2 production facility. Specialise in the hire and sale of all forms of modular accommodation, anti-vandal units, jackleg cabins, containers, toilets (chemical and mains) and showers. In-house transport fleet enable delivery, as well as install and maintenance teams. Clients include: Skanska, Willmott Dixon, Bouygues

TO = £8.8m Staff = 69 Net Assets= £2.1m (Appears to be separate holding company with additional figures – Carter Accomm. Holding Ltd)

Yes Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0BE

Catfoss Group www.catfossgroup.com/group/home.php

Housing Education Student Accomm. Hotels/Holiday homes Residential Care Specialist

The Catfoss Group is a consortium of companies that provide commercial buildings including hotels, housing and student accommodation to the private and public sectors across the UK. The Group comprises:

Eco Modular Living Modular & Portable Buildings A number of factories and 100 acres of industrial

land in East Yorkshire. However, it is unclear how active these current companies are, latest news articles on websites are dated 2012. Andrew Foreman (Chairman of Catfoss Group), previously established a number of businesses before selling them:

Relocatable Systems Ltd – sold to Shepherd Group (Portakabin)

Interlink Ltd – sold to Waco UK ltd

Unknown Unknown Beverley Hull HU17 9RX

China National Building Material Company (CNBM) www.cnbmltd.com/english/index.htm

Housing

CNBM is mainly engaged in cement, lightweight building materials, glass fibre and composite materials and engineering services. In December 2016 a number of media sources reported CNBM had signed a joint venture with Your Housing Group the UK housing association (responsible for managing over 33,000 affordable homes) and WeLink a renewable energy company. The venture will reportedly build six factories that can produce 25,000 homes a year by 2022 and create 1,000 jobs. The latest available report (December 2016) suggested a scheme in Liverpool could be the first if planning permission was granted in early 2017.

Joint Venture estimated to be worth £2.5bn

Yes (potential new facilitates)

Unknown

24 Figures used are primarily self-declared, otherwise unofficial sources but based on Companies House data have been used and check against other sources where possible.

Business Markets Overview/Notes Size/ Finances24

Manufacturer Location

Citu citu.co.uk/

Housing Local Developments

Citu developed “Citu House” a timber framed housing system designed to the highest environmental standards, which is manufactured in-house in Leeds. Citu was founded 12 years ago but now it is scaling up. The company has invested £3m in a 60,000 sq ft factory located on a 3.5-acre brownfield site in Leeds city centre. With help from a £400,000 grant from Leeds City Council, Citu’s new factory will eventually be able to produce up to 750 low-carbon homes each year. In the shorter term, Citu is basing its business model on a more modest output of 250. The company has planning permission for about 900 homes so far in Sheffield and Leeds.

Looking for TO to reach £50m within 3 years

Yes Leeds LS11 6AD

Elements Europe www.elements-europe.com/

Hotels Healthcare Education Housing Defence Events Student

Accommodation

Elements Europe is part of The Pickstock Group, an international group of companies specialising in construction, manufacturing and property development. Predominantly make room pods and bathroom pods. Modules typically take 7 days to make and is then delivered using in-house haulage team and installed. Elements Europe also has steel rolling machines capable of manufacturing C Sections of cold formed light steel frame studs as well as LSF façade systems. The company’s production space totals 200,000sq ft with the principal facility in Telford, Shropshire. Manufacture up to 700 homes a year but also delivered some large scale projects across a number of sectors. Working with Pickstock Construction the company delivered a 1,049 room student scheme in Colchester.

Pickstock Group total TO= £200m

Yes (including steel rolling)

Telford Shropshire TF1 6DA

Elliott www.elliottuk.com/

Construction Education Health Events Petrochemical Retail Utilities

Operating for 50 years. Grown with a series of acquisitions. In 2005 Elliott was acquired by Algeco, the European leader in modular space. In 2007 became part of Algeco Scotsman Group following acquisition of Williams Scotsman – market leader in North America. Appear to predominantly offer hire although services include design, delivery and installation, maintenance, toilet servicing and project management. Focus on ‘relocatable’ accommodation. Nationwide supply with approximately 40 operating sites. Fleet of over 300 vehicles for delivery and installation.

Elliott Staff= 1,000 in UK Algeco Scotsman Turnover= £1.5bn (worldwide)

Yes (although not beyond offsite construction)

Modular Builds Cannock Staffordshire WS11 0BE Offsite Permanent Builds Morley Leeds LS27 ORY Head Office Peterborough PE4 7AP

Fusion Building Systems www.fusionbuild.com/

Student Schools Residential Care homes Healthcare Hotels

Fusion is a building Superstructure solution based on primarily (but not exclusively) Light Gauge Steel (LGS). Fusion's unique and patented, factory produced pre-insulated external wall system (StIF Panel™), releases the unmatched efficiency of Light Gauge Steel (LGS) as a structural building system. Fusion operates from an 80,000 sq ft factory in Northampton, in the East Midlands of the UK. Fusion rolls all its wall stud and floor joist components from LGS coils using CAD/CAM technology. External walls are pre-insulated in Fusion’s patented EPS moulding machine. Large scale projects include: 1,000 bed accommodation for Aberystwyth University, light gauge steel superstructures for Barratt Homes. In 2010 Fusion was acquired by Salvesen Insulated Frames and relocated to the midlands from Ireland.

TO= £12.4m Yes Manufacturing Northampton NN3 6HE

25 Figures used are primarily self-declared, otherwise unofficial sources but based on Companies House data have been used and check against other sources where possible.

Business Markets Overview/Notes Size/ Finances25

Manufacturer Location

Isospaces www.isospaces.co.uk/

Retail Events Catering Accommodation Education

Bespoke shipping container conversions – from design to delivery. Projects include: catering outlets, event space, visitor centre, classrooms, recruitment office, and accommodation. Clients include: Tesco, Jeep, BBC, Eden Project, Channel 4, Wetherspoon, and EE. ISO Spaces recently achieved £450,000 worth of investment through Crowd Cube and, aside from hiring new staff, is using the money to increase capacity and extend its 10,000 sq ft St Austell production facility by 5,000 sq ft.

Cash= £574k Named best business start-up in 2014.

Yes

Head Office Truro Cornwall College TR1 2AH Production facility Par PL24 2JH

Kingspan Group www.kingspan.com/group

Building Materials

A world leader in sustainable, innovative building solutions. Kingspan Group was formed in the late 1960’s with its headquarters in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland. Delivering large-scale international construction projects as well as manufacturing materials. Kingspan Group has manufacturing, distribution and commercial operations throughout Europe, North America, Australasia and other locations across the globe. Kingspan Insulation Ltd is a part of Kingspan Group and manufactures a range of building materials – SIPS, insulation materials, timber and steel framing.

TO= £2.7bn (12% increase on 2015)

Yes Leominster Herefordshire HR6 9LA

Legal & General www.legalandgeneral.com/modular/

Housing

In February 2016 launched its new modular building housing factory. 550,000sq ft factory near Leeds, intended to be “the largest modular homes construction factory in the world”. Homes are being made from cross-laminated timber structures. The factory hopes to produce around 3,000 homes a year. The first units will go to the planned development in Crowthorne, Berkshire – 250 acre site with a planned development of more than 1,000 new homes. First houses due to be built from late 2017. Announced Build to Rent Partnership with PGGM, investing £600m into building purpose build private rental housing across the UK.

L&G total TO= £12bn Staff at modular factory= 500

Yes

Factory Sherburn Leeds LS25 6PT

Laing O’Rourke www.laingorourke.com/what-we-do/modular-manufacturing.aspx

Education Hotels Commercial Offices Healthcare Residential Industrial Retail Defence Sport & Leisure

Construction giant Laing O’Rourke operates through two major geographic hubs, Europe and Australia. Offsite manufacturing capabilities include precast concrete components, modular mechanical installations, completed internal room and services ‘pods’. In May 2016, Laing O’Rourke announced plans to build a new factory next to its current manufacturing unit at the Explore Industrial Park (Worksop). The new Design for Manufacture and Assembly factory has been hailed by the firm as a plant that will “use intelligent design, precision engineering and fully automated processes to deliver modular solutions that will revolutionise housebuilding in the UK”. In June 2016 however Laing O’Rourke has admitted that it has still not signed off its plans to build a second factory specialising in off-site construction.

Laing O’Rourke total TO= £2.5bn

Yes

Explore Manufacturing Steetley Worksop S80 3FD

26 Figures used are primarily self-declared, otherwise unofficial sources but based on Companies House data have been used and check against other sources where possible.

Business Markets Overview/Notes Size/ Finances26

Manufacturer Location

McAvoy Group www.mcavoygroup.com/

Education Health Commercial Retail Hospitality Leisure

Primarily based in Ireland however delivered projects across England. Offer: Permanent Off-site construction - fabricated from wood or

steel with up to 70% of the finished product completed in-house before being transported and assembled on site.

Modular Build - designed in a factory setting prioritising re-use and re-purposing. Off-site modular buildings can be relocated and transported multiple times.

Modular Hire - no need to incur capital expenditure and dispatch is immediate. Site works are carried out, if required, and a design service is available so that all client requests can be met.

Case studies suggest predominantly education and healthcare. Lynch Hill Academy in Slough=£20m project. Also boast largest modular building in Ireland. No obvious residential accommodation projects.

TO= £57.5m (targeting £100m by2020) Significant investment in 2016 Net assets= £7.2m Staff= 170

Yes

Head Office Dungannon County Tyrone BT71 6HD GB Hire Garsington Oxford OX44 9BD

Modular Building Systems (trading name of Modular Airspace Systems) www.modularairspacesystems.co.uk/

Education: Temporary buildings School extensions

Housing:

Self-build Residential Dev Social Conceptual

Primarily design and installation provider. Projects based in South England and London. The principal component of structures used are Kingspan TEK Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) - lightweight units with excellent thermal performance, reducing the need for other expensive renewables such as solar power. MBS are a Kingspan TEK supply and In house CAD team who produce drawings and fabrication list for Kingspan to manufacture.

Unknown No

Fareham, Hampshire PO16 8TT (also office in London)

Persimmon http://corporate.persimmonhomes.com/

Housing

Persimmon was founded in 1972 and is today one of the UK’s leading housebuilders. With headquarters in York, the Group operates from 29 regional offices throughout the UK. The Group trades under the brand names of Persimmon Homes, Charles Church and Westbury Partnerships. Persimmon operates the company ‘Space4’, an off-site manufacturing plant producing timber frames, highly insulated wall panels and roof cassettes for new homes. Persimmon report that over 30% of the homes built use Space4 products. In 2015 Persimmon increased its housing completions using its Space4 timber frame kits manufactured off-site by 18%. This equated to 6,011 homes and 41% of Persimmon’s total output. Persimmon’s off-site factory near Birmingham has capacity to deliver 8,000 timber frame kits each year.

Persimmon PLC TO= £3.1bn (8% growth on previous year) Staff= 4,500

Yes (through Space4)

Birmingham B35 7AG

Portakabin www.portakabin.co.uk/

Construction Education Emergency Healthcare Offices Storage Sanitary Events Retail Specialist (canteens,

hospitality suites, Labs)

Modular Building innovators for more than 50 years, operating in 7 countries, employing 1,750 people. Portakabin registered as a trademark in 1961. Portakabin forms part of the Shepherd Group (one of the largest private companies in the UK - £600m TO) but has been the best performing of the groups companies. Hire and sale of units as well as sale of second-hand portakabin buildings and cabins (through Foremans Refurbished Buildings). Products designed and manufactured at the 250,000m2

production facility in York. In March 2017 it was announced that 8 businesses (Yorkon, Konstructa, Foremans Portaloo, Oecon, Allspace, Portakabin Group) will be rebranded into the single Portakabin brand throughout 2017.

TO=£224m+ Staff = 1,750 (across 7 countries: UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Holland)

Yes

Huntingdon, York, YO32 9PT (nearest hire centre based in Plymouth)

27 Figures used are primarily self-declared, otherwise unofficial sources but based on Companies House data have been used and check against other sources where possible.

Business Markets Overview/Notes Size/ Finances27

Manufacturer Location

Premier Modular www.premiermodular.co.uk

Commercial & Offices Construction Defence & Custodial Education Healthcare Hotel & leisure Housing Marketing Suites Student Accomm. Retail

UK market leader in modular building hire and construction. Established 1956. Part of the global brand Waco International. Main facilities based in East Yorkshire with five interchangeable factories, allows large capacity and flexibility. Maintain one of the UK’s largest hire fleets. Number of high profile projects – Team GB Medical Centre London 2012, Jaguar Land Rover, Battersea Power Station, UCL, Leeds University, London City Airport, MOD, British Museum. Recently awarded 410,000sq ft office space contract at Hinkley Point C – billed as ‘UK’s largest modular build project’.

TO=£43.6m Net Assets=£11m Bank=£5m

Yes https://youtu.be/dFtvaYMZT8c

Brandesburton, East Yorkshire, YO25 8EJ

Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners www.rsh-p.com/

Housing (affordable)

Architect firm involved in a project with YMCA to provide low-cost housing to homeless young people. Modular housing units named Y:Cube each cost between £30,000 and £35,000, and takes about a week to construct in the Derbyshire factory – and the same to assemble on-site. The design does not appear to be have been replicated elsewhere since the London based project.

To= £33.7m Staff= 200

No London EC3V 4AB

Taylor Wimpey www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/

Housing

A number of media sources highlight that Taylor Wimpey have expressed interest in increasing off-site construction to future-proof its business. Whilst little has been announced publically by the company themselves their sustainability report identifies off-site construction as a priority for the future. Introducing pre-fab panels to replace masonry walls The company’s ‘Project 2020’ is looking at the future of housing. In 2016 they launched a design competition which placed importance on new designs improving construction efficiency. The winning design from Openstudio Architects can be built from SIPS, timber-framed or traditional construction.

TO= £3.7bn Staff= 4,697

Unknown

24 regional offices across England, Scotland and Wales (inc Exeter and Bristol) Head Office High Wycombe Bucks HP12 3NR

Trimo https://trimo-group.com/en/trimo/ www.trimo-mss.com/

Modular: o Commercial o Hospitality o Education o Industrial o Government

Own product range in

Facades & Walls, Roofs

Steel construction

One of Europe’s leading companies developing original and complete building envelope solutions (facades and roofs), steel constructions and modular space solutions. Boast 100,000 modular units manufactured and supplied worldwide. Case studies suggest Modular projects predominantly in Europe. In 2016 Trimo secured a number of high profile projects: Lego (Mexico), Mercedes (Switzerland), Nike (Belgium), and a purpose designed hanger at Bristol Aerospace Centre to house the last Concorde.

500 Staff (forecasting growth) Sales network in 30 countries £38m sales in first half of 2016. 26% increase on 2015.

Yes Trebnje Slovenia

Urban Splash www.urbansplash.co.uk/

Residential Commercial

Urban Splash is a regeneration developer which boasts the creation of over 5,000 new homes and 2 million sq ft. of workspace. One report identified that the company intended to manufacture between 70% and 80% of its homes off-site.

TO= £44.4m No Castlefield Manchester M15 4LD

Vision Modular Systems UK www.visionmodular.com/

Residential Student Accomm. Hotel

Vision Modular manufactures volumetric 3D structural modules. Modules are based on integrated structural steel framing with solid concrete floors. Automated production line adds all internal finishes, M&E installations, windows, external insulation and external finishes. Appear to have focussed their specialism to the three markets (left) and case studies suggest primarily large scale projects in London. Projects include tallest modular student modular housing building in Europe (Apex House Wembley). Typically 500+ modules, 20+ floors. Appear to work on behalf of property development firms and with separate architects. Worked with Pocket Living on a number of projects.

TO= £32m Net assets= £6.7m

Yes Bedford MK42 7EF

28 Figures used are primarily self-declared, otherwise unofficial sources but based on Companies House data have been used and check against other sources where possible.

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Manufacturer Location

Wernick Group www.wernick.co.uk/

Education Healthcare Leisure and Sports Retail Custodial Specialist

Group of businesses now incorporates: Wernick Buildings Ltd – design and manufacture of steel-

framed modular builds. Wernick Hire Ltd – portable and modular

accommodation for hire. Wernick Events – portable and temporary events

infrastructure Wernick Refurbished Buildings Ltd – refurbished

portable accommodation for purchase or hire. Build company offers full project management – design, planning applications, building regs. Dedicated Wernick Construction Division for the construction, site management.

Wernick Group TO= £96.7m Profit= £12.9m Net assets= £71.5m (2015)

Yes

Head office and Factory Port Talbot SA13 2PE

Western Build Systems www.westernbuild.com/

Health Education Commercial Residential/ Housing

Company comprises a number of divisions but operates from a purpose built manufacturing base in County Tyrone. Company has invested in being able to manufacture the following elements in-house: • Panelised & SIPS timber wall systems • Aluminium / PVC doors & windows • Internal walling systems • Fitted Furniture • Internal door sets and screens Projects are predominantly based in Ireland but have delivered in mainland UK. Include large schools, supermarkets, hospitals, university facilities.

TO=£40m Staff= 44 (permanent)

Yes Coalisland County Tyrone BT71 5DQ

Willerby Innovations www.willerbyinnovations.com/housing.php

Housing

Willerby Innovations is a division of Willerby Holiday Homes Ltd. Willerby Innovations consists of three brands including Willerby Homes who manufacture a range of standard houses from bungalow to 4 bed houses. They have undertaken a number of projects with social housing groups. Willerby Innovations also build lodges, beach huts, reception units and marketing suites for many known names in the leisure industry including Warner Leisure, Bourne Leisure and Merlin Entertainments, operators of Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, and Legoland. Number of videos demonstrating offsite construction projects - http://www.willerbyinnovations.com/videos.php

Willerby Ltd total TO= £125m Staff= 1,000

Yes Hull HU9 5NA

ZEDFactory www.zedfactory.com/

Housing Mixed use Public Buildings Office

ZEDfactory began as Bill Dunster Architects in 1999. From day one, the company has been exclusively committed to low carbon building and development. Today, ZED Factory is a leader in the field of zero-carbon design and development, with a unique track record of delivering Zero (fossil) Energy Development (ZED) buildings in the UK. The company offers the full range of architectural services, from master-planning and design of large-scale ‘Eco villages’ to one-off individual building commissions. Typically volumetric building providers have one centralised factory with huge investment and huge overheads and are limited by capacity. ZED Pods have a completely different business model, manufacturing a prefabricated kit of parts that is delivered to a local pop-up factory. Delivered a number of projects in the South west including: Jubilee Wharf (Penryn), Newquay Island Crescent, Newquay Zero Bills Community, Tamar Valley Centre.

Unknown Yes Wallington London SM6 7DF